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Wicker basket View 2
Creator unknown1914/1916
State Library of Queensland
South Brisbane, Australia
Coiled wicker basket and lid featuring the red and blue colours of the Union Jack. Depicted on both sides of the basket below the handles is an Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) colour patch, possibly 15th Infantry Battalion, with the Union Jack in red and blue on the two larger sides. The basket was made by a Turkish soldier held as a prisoner of war in Egypt, and collected by Sister Constance Keys, Australian Army Nursing Service, while stationed in Egypt during the First World War.
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- Title: Wicker basket View 2
- Creator: Creator unknown, Creator unknown
- Date Created: 1914/1916, 1914/1916
- Location: Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
- Physical Dimensions: 275 mm in diameter, 275 mm high, 275 mm in diameter, 275 mm high
- Provenance: Donated as part of the 30674 Constance Mabel Keys Collection 1914-1919., Donated as part of the 30674 Constance Mabel Keys Collection 1914-1919.
- Subject Keywords: woven baskets, weaving, handicrafts, crafts, basketry, souvenirs, collectibles, woven baskets, weaving, handicrafts, crafts, basketry, souvenirs, collectibles
- Type: Object, Object
- Rights: Copyight expired, Copyight expired
- External Link: http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/SLQ:SLQ_PCI_EBSCO:slq_alma21199982810002061, http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/SLQ:SLQ_PCI_EBSCO:slq_alma21199982810002061
- Medium: Reed, grass or palm fibre wicker-work, Reed, grass or palm fibre wicker-work
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